The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-08-14
BACHELORS.
HOW SOME or THE GOLDEN YOUTH AND
GILDED AGE LIVE Nv THIS CITY

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sa'a one vi .ne 'nos. "'ueV SHOWN q, neW
| 1orh reH' eS'"'g uoao'9 '''o o'"'r h.Hh1
ABOUT prokeh. 1he 'inio naS COINS when II u
no longer proper W van NOW horh CITY Vi
poaroihR nouseS. ~ o"onoiois a'e e'a,por
ing ior u chahce, anu 'he, arc se''ihk II. 70.
memoer very weh "hen ,he 'own sohsis.eu Vi
| 'wo Rihues Oh peopie,'noso WIN Ae'' MUS"
ana those VINO poaracu.
| INC ehterihg WouSo "as 'ho r"".n iia' aa
IL was mrs, cai'e" ~ inauo poee'o'e iol pen ,
WIN smhii incomes W keep house' anu 'neS
srauu.hy "oseo gu. y, ''o a'uns "o"s, ",
anu starts" III ior 'n.'Heei,e'' iion .ho
french nat was gradually eSoi'eu .he p"ene'
ior apartment mousse ihe na' .ooh .he nitr'
rieu peop'e away from the poalu'us nous.''
anu now "ache'ot apartments a,e "ihi,ns ..e
uninarriou mon. lou s'e. at oes'' ',ie nis
OF ooaroihH ho"se \ unha'urn. anu
the struseie W se' ou' vi !. 10 % eaines~
that as soon as an opportunity olers, .hero
are no emu Oh ukers ~ wouiu 10 very e'ra'lso
II poaruinR-house ii'o e'er couiu oe SUCCESS
| iu,' ioi' IL 10 "''h.u III '.'Ah'o' w ~ "
gether IN peace anu harniohy' no" nlucn moro
30 must IL oe ior e'ransore Ga'noiou ION
e'ery quarter VI Tue eo'hpae' w 10 ioioeo nv
oonies'c loia'lv , uhuo. esie ~. ,oo'. @
WHO nave lraseheu aoro"a ,eahNe .ho oe"u.s
Oh nvnhs In chambers ana .hls lac' also nus
hiu its inhuehce III p,ihs'ns aoout 'ne eleo.iou
ot ouhaines oeVo'ea eu'i'e'y " pn.neri.
such buildings are never run IN pruuish anu
silly manner. for il is understood that n man
who lives alone in his rooms should have the ut.
most freedom. VI course II there Is TOO much
.a,a -, ,'. ri,ht b,,, ,his sa,dor, n..
a ~, w. H.. .iau,.u - 49,, w. 49, .r,,va
to live eF in houses s have enough
culture and decency m avoid Haorant oxhi.
eul.ufe anu %ecenss a.o ., nas aaa JILL
ment of three rooms and bath may be had In
tho hest section Of the town at from $500 to
bachelor takes lease of year or more. the
most VIII always decorate MS rooms huho-
somely for nothing. Then he buys few rugs,
hlres piano hahss some por.'eies, pu.S up
s sro 5anon and a,os, hs,ora hS Inoms :, bo
has an exquisite little homo. The rooms are
baated hv s,o.n tbs mirrors a "a nnmerons.
tbere is psntv Of hot md cold Id water the eleva.
tor runs all night, and there is usually ca
cents apiece. They are not good meals but
they will do for nakeshitt when the bachelor
Some years ago u capitalist talked to me
ABOUT erecting an apar'mens no o am
wished me- to take charge OF 1t. suggested
thst Dc devoted entirely 10 ha n ana
and n 10 ner cent ever since Quite lot Of we'll.
known men are in the building An apartment
on the first hoor Was picked out before the
was sa IN NV
York ne has an income OF $500 year Y ne
@ 10 as ae az NV Who
Sleeps. ne ives on lne suriace VI tne .oWn, Y
| out every night al the opera or tiieatre' anu
br3adway ahd th avende whsa tnes
at the most prominent windows OF all the res.
tsurants and his cool gray eye h Is eyer 0n
remittance comes in on the first OF every jan
uary. He then sits down and pays
his obligations, ana starts out 10 enjoy iiie.
The money Lasts h% seye n or eight
in I less time than that occasionally during the
ne has not cent left ne comes . home 9s Writes
ostensbly goes to Europe or the West Ii
ne no oS S on
MS rooms Inc servants IN me mouse n teii me
that for months at time ne does not leave ave the
WI lie IN peg constantly readinS french nov
els and tl2akling BANJO During these
e to@eSss drop '0 l fsS has no VISIT
ors ana IS apparently as happy o as clam
and IS affable with the servants He always
alleges thht ne Is III atnougn thers era - never
dnytninS IL tne WORM liie udttsF Will MN ~.
cept the natural results o. nara drinking. he
ives nard ana iast when ne mas money, scarce
and takes ~ sorts OF RISKS with ms constit1-
| tlon,, put THIS rest OF three or -FOUR months
builds him up as thGorouahiy as though ne hhd
been born again. The curious thing Is that ne
has gone on doing TINS year after year anu no.
body apparently has found i out Il Is won;
dertul that man VINO Is 80 iond OF the world
and excitement mas the power 20 content MINI
| Sell IN MS rooms lor 30 long time.
Bacnelors al tinies spehH Rreat deal OF
money on tneir apartments 40 the' not I.
Wen; rawther. mere Is one apartment
| that visited last night that deserves to be
illustratea IN masazinss; hhere was a. poker
party there. II certainly dd not cost less than
$IO.OOO to furnish and decorate the iourrooms.
the main room; or saloon, Is oval IN share:
a i IN tne middle mere rs az osa aHhn OF req
sllk, surmounte1 Dy mhehincent White mar
Bile venus. light hangs overhead; and It's
radiance y cast downward oy req shade ex-
Guisitely tinted: ana IN perfect harmony with
fne req OF the diyan: me eliect OF the 6eapti